Silent clock movement with long pendulum
The movement must level, or perpendicular to the ground. The second is the operating position of the movement. If you were to substitute a pendulum from an old mechanical movement, you would probably find that the pendulum is to heavy to be operated by a battery operated movement. Our pendulums are specifically designed to work with battery-operated movements. The first is the weight of the actual pendulum. Two factors must always be considered when using battery operated quartz pendulum movements. In most cases, when the battery on one of our pendulum movements gets low, the pendulum will stop swinging so that the movement can operate a bit longer.
They also operate independently of the actual clock movement and have no effect on it. They are all operated by an electro magnet that gives a pulse to a magnet on the pendulum arm, which gives the pendulum a very natural swinging motion. Alkaline batteries are best used in “low-drain” devices, which includes clock movements.All of our battery operated pendulum movements have several things in common. This clock part now has been widely applied to various clock products. Lithium and rechargeable batteries are meant for “high-drain” devices, such as digital cameras, etc. It is definitely the best choice for those who would like to manufacture non-ticking clocks. Lithium powered or re-chargeable batteries will cause your clock to malfunction, or not function at all. Alkaline batteries are the only type of battery that should be used in clocks. Other brands, such as Energizer, have extra plastic coating on the negative end of the battery, which can cause clocks to malfunction or not work properly at all. We recommend using Rayovac or Duracell brand. Quartz Clock Movements Hour and Minute Hands for. Clock Movement Thinline Pendulum Movement. Clock Movement 'C' Long Life Quartz Movement High Torque. **When choosing the proper batteries for your clock, please consider the following information: There are many brands of alkaline batteries available on the market today, but there are several brands out there that just don’t perform well in clocks. Browse this assortment of clock movements, and find out why battery clock movements are an efficient, popular choice. Second hands are also sold separately and can be purchased HERE.The price will be adjusted as you choose the style(s) you want from the drop down menu. Hour and Minute hands are sold separately as a pair above (please see pictures).
If you have hands make sure the hour and minute hand both have a round hole. It takes press-on hands, sold separately above. This movement will run hands up to 5″ long hands only. Also has an upper rocker on top of the movement if you want to attach a novelty item that rocks back and forth as the pendulum swings (does not have to be used to keep accurate time). This can be used as a replacement on many types of small pendulum clocks or on some Timeworks clocks that have a small hole above the number six on your clock face.